What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Far Headingley
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether the motor has run since it got in. Over in Headingley Hill or here around Far Headingley, an unrun motor should remain that way. Usually this is emptying and properly flushing it on the spot around Far Headingley — so keep your ignition and engine off and phone 0333 366 0103. Already started? Pull over once you safely can, then switch it off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same.
Anywhere in West Yorkshire it took place, one of the situations below fits yours.
Far Headingley forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
Imagine it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the nozzle, you realise the cap you opened wasn't the right one. It could be the BP, or perhaps the Texaco, or another station in Far Headingley.
Put simply: there is no better place exists to discover it. Still in your tank, with no fuel pulled onwards: that's where the AdBlue sits.
What to do: don't get back in and start the vehicle to clear the pump. Ask the staff to help you roll your car into a parking space, keep your receipt or the bottle, then phone us from the forecourt. If it can't be moved, it can be emptied at the pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Far Headingley drive?
For days the dash had been nagging you. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look again at the cap. Homes just off Castle Grove Drive are hit as much as everywhere else.
What it means: if you haven't driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue drops to the base of that tank and stays put, however long the night.
Put the keys indoors overnight — otherwise a person may take it away first thing — and call us. Weetwood or Far Headingley: whichever your drive sits, that's where it gets emptied. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel in Far Headingley?
Lumpy running, smoke, falling power or a lit dashboard started a mile or two beyond the fill. Cottage Road, say, or the way to Leeds — a run of under 3 miles.
In short: the AdBlue has been sucked into your fuel system. Through the fuel filter, through the pipework, and — the more the distance — on into the injection pump and each injector. More miles, more starts: further it travels.
Pull in somewhere safe — that is the next step — then switch it off. On the Inner Ring Road, under 3 miles from Far Headingley, that means the next exit, not the services further on. No test starts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue does. Ring us and say how far you went.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have just had the vehicle for days. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, the inlet is just next to the diesel cap — news to you. Any driver, wherever around West Yorkshire, might do the same.
Meaning? Whatever case above counts here — run or not — and one extra step. Any work on your car frequently requires the owner's approval under rental or company agreements.
Do this: hire firm or fleet manager first, us next, since settling it beforehand saves time. Leave it switched off as the answer comes, even if you are parked outside Headingley or near Cottage Road Cinema.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Far Headingley
Honestly, the only answer might be that you think it did. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. A hurried stop by the gates of Weetwood Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Woodhouse Cliff: either fits.
In short: a spill near the filler leaves your engine unharmed. Once it is inside the diesel tank, though, that changes. You can't tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Take it that it was put in, and don't turn the key. Ring us and describe what you saw; we would rather check a tank that turns out free of AdBlue than drain one that has already been run.
What every AdBlue drain around Far Headingley has in common
Every situation gets the same opening to the work. Our engineers come to your car, whether it is at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at New Inn or a side street near St. Chad's War Memorial, and ask three things: what went in, about how much, and if the engine has been run. On the phone, ahead of dispatch, you are told our price, and those answers decide the job too.
Draining the tank comes first, then a careful flush — more important after urea than after petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't clear by themselves, no matter how long it sits. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. If your engine hasn't run, the majority of jobs take about half an hour once we're there.
Last, our technicians fire it up. With clean diesel in, it runs while we confirm it's running correctly, and then we head off. The entire job is done where the vehicle is, and if it is noticed soon, lasting damage is very unusual. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Check your insurance before we're en route: cover for misfuelling comes built into many policies.
About Far Headingley itself
Far Headingley is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Leeds, situated near the River Aire in West Yorkshire. Far Headingley sits at an elevation of 89 metres, with its semi-detached housing stock reflecting the typical residential architecture of the region. Far Headingley is close to nearby places such as Weetwood, Headingley, and Meanwood, and is just 2.2 miles from the centre of Leeds.
Far Headingley and West Yorkshire: AdBlue drains across the area
Headingley and Meanwood get the same teams as Far Headingley, a residential suburb, plus other towns throughout LS postcodes. Fastest of all: a LS6 4 postcode for where you stand.
Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Church Wood or in a car park in the middle of Far Headingley, it does not need to move. Wherever it sits, that's where it gets drained. If you are somewhere hard to describe, near St Chad's Parish Centre or close to a border, ring and ask instead of guessing.
The one-line version
If it hasn't run, phone and leave it off. Whatever line fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across West Yorkshire and in Far Headingley — once you stop, turn off and ring, if it has run.